Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)
Technology · Software - Infrastructure · Data as of 2026-10-22
Bottom line
GEN is trading at a discount to its history, near its historical support zone, and recent volume suggests money flowing out. The picture is mixed, so it may be worth watching rather than acting on. Past patterns are not a guarantee of future results.
Valuation — Growth looks cheaper than its price (Green)
For a fast-growing company like GEN (revenue is growing about 27% a year), we weigh next year's expected P/E of 8.5× against the 13% earnings growth analysts expect (a forward PEG of 0.66, 3 estimates). Historically, paying less than 1× growth has been the cheaper side. Its current multiple sits around the 25th percentile of its own last five years — toward the low end of its own range. Its fundamentals scored 7 of 9 on a standard year-over-year quality checklist — most of the underlying trends improved last fiscal year.
Price zones — Near its historical support zone (Green)
At $24.89, the stock is close to the lower end of its recent range. Over the past year GEN has traded between $17.78 and $31.65; its historical support zone sits near $24.34 and resistance near $26.77. It is above one of its moving averages and below the other — a mixed trend picture.
52-week range $17.78–$31.65 · 50-day average $26.77 · 200-day average $24.34
Money flow — Money is flowing out (Red)
Recent trading in GEN shows more volume on falling days than rising days, a pattern often described as distribution. Volume on up days has been about 0.7× volume on down days over the last 30 sessions.
Dividends & company facts
GEN paid $0.50 a share in dividends over the past year — 2.0% of today's price — unchanged since November 2019. It returned more through buybacks: $621 million in fiscal 2026, about 4.3% of its market value.
- Dividend yield (12 months)
- 2.01%
- Paid over 12 months
- $0.50 a share
- Payout ratio
- 29.5%
- Buybacks
- 4.31% (fiscal 2026)
- Shares, past year
- -3.4%
- Revenue, 12 months
- $5.1B
- Profit, 12 months
- $1.1B
- Employees
- 3,900
- CEO
- Vincent Pilette
- Headquarters
- Tempe, AZ
- Listed since
- 1989 · NASDAQ
About the company
Gen Digital Inc. delivers a wide array of cyber safety solutions for individual users across the globe, with operations spanning the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Japan. Its flagship offering, Norton 360, is a subscription-based, all-in-one cyber protection platform safeguarding PCs, Macs, and mobile devices from a wide spectrum of online dangers like malware, viruses, ransomware, and adware.
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一句话结论
GEN 相对自身历史处于折价水平，接近其历史支撑区，近期成交量显示资金正在流出。整体情况好坏参半，也许更适合先观察，而不是急于行动。过去的形态并不能保证未来的结果。
估值 — 增长相对其价格显得便宜
对 GEN 这样的高增长公司（营收年增长约 27%），我们把它明年的预期市盈率 8.5× 与分析师预计的 13% 盈利增速放在一起看（前瞻 PEG 为 0.66，来自 3 份预测）。从历史来看，付出低于 1 倍增长的价格属于较便宜的一侧。它当前的估值倍数大约位于自身过去五年分布的第 25 百分位——处于自身区间的偏低位置。在一套标准的逐年基本面核对清单上，它 9 项中通过了 7 项——上一财年多数底层趋势在改善。
价格区间 — 接近其历史支撑区
目前价格为 $24.89，接近其近期区间的下沿。过去一年 GEN 的价格在 $17.78 到 $31.65 之间波动；其历史支撑区在 $24.34 附近，阻力区在 $26.77 附近。它位于其中一条均线上方、另一条下方——趋势信号并不一致。
资金流向 — 资金正在流出
GEN 近期下跌日的成交量高于上涨日，这种形态常被称为派发。过去 30 个交易日，上涨日的成交量约为下跌日的 0.7×。
股息与公司概况
GEN 过去一年每股派息 0.50 美元，相当于当前股价的 2.0%，自 2019年11月以来没有变化。它通过回购返还了更多：2026 财年回购 6.2亿美元，约占市值的 4.3%。
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